---
title: "Prepare a hearing chronology from the key documents"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-a-hearing-chronology-from-the-key-documents/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-T1-R9-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a hearing chronology from the key documents

> Build a dated chronology from the documents the lawyer supplies, with the document and page for each row. Do not add a fact that is not in those documents and do not describe a disputed event as proved.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-a-hearing-chronology-from-the-key-documents/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Build a dated chronology from the documents the lawyer supplies, with the document and page for each row. Do not add a fact that is not in those documents and do not describe a disputed event as proved. |
| What the lawyer must review | The chronology is a working paper for the lawyer. It is not a pleading. A pleading that states a claim for relief must, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a), contain a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court's jurisdiction unless the court already has jurisdiction and the claim needs no new jurisdictional support, a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and a demand for the relief sought. If a document from the chronology is later offered at a federal trial other than solely for impeachment, its identification belongs in the pretrial disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(3). The lawyer checks every date against the source page. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) leaves the lawyer responsible for work produced with a generative tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a hearing chronology from the key documents](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/prepare-a-hearing-chronology-from-the-key-documents.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Build a dated chronology from the documents the lawyer supplies, with the document and page for each row. Do not add a fact that is not in those documents and do not describe a disputed event as proved.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A date printed on a document is not a finding. The lawyer decides which rows, if any, are used in a filing.
- State-court hearings are not governed by Rules 8 and 26. Open the court's own rules before the chronology is used there.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 (general rules of pleading)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_8) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(3) (pretrial disclosures)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_26) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Deposition outline (not testimony)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/us-deposition-outline.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Lawyer's outline of topics and questions for an oral deposition under Rule 30, including a Rule 30(b)(6) topic list. It is not a script of answers and it is not sworn evidence. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*